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L.T.C. No.
LETTER TO COMMISSION
October 27, 2000
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez
City Manager
SUBJECT: FIRST ANNUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER' S AWARD
This information is provided to update you on the first annthai Law Enforcement Officer's (LEO)
Awards.
The first annual LEO Awards were presented on Saturday, October 7, 2000, at the North Miami
Beach Performing Arts Center. Our Police Department had seven (7) police officers nominated for
various awards. One of our police officers, Sgt. Paul Lupien, won the Award in the Safety Award
category for the Self-Awareness and Familiarization Exchange (SAFE) Program. This program
teaches women self-defense techniques and our Department is the first Police Department in the
nation to use this program for our citizens.
Please join me in congratulating Sgt. Lupien on winning this Award and the other officers who were
nominated, Lt. Lynda Veski, Sgt. Joan Dormelly, Sift. Peter Smolyanski, Officer George Varon,
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